Object ID:
2010.11.7a-v
Title:
Metal "stampers" for vinyl phonograph record production
Creator:
American Printing House for the Blind
Description:
Lot of twenty-three (22) nickel/silver plated stampers (master) used for pressing 10-inch talking book records.
Date:
ca. 1985
Made by:
American Printing House for the Blind
Place of Origin:
Louisville, KY
Collection:
APH Collection
Provenance:
The American Printing House for the Blind created metal stampers for use in a record press to produce rigid vinyl talking book records. The stampers were made by electroplating the silver-coated side of an acetate master, then peeling the acetate away from the resulting nickel-plated stamper. Electroplating equipment was installed at the company in 1939. The last rigid vinyl disc was pressed on May 8, 1987 for the 1986 recording of "Those Days."
Credit Line:
APH Collection, 2010.11
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Phonograph record stamper
Phonograph record stamper